Panama City, July 2 (RHC) -- Cuban Vice President and Comptroller General Gladys Bejerano met on Tuesday with the members of the island’s diplomatic mission in Panama to update them on different aspects related to her work.... More


Washington, July 2 (RHC) – The head of the Cuban Interests Section in the United States, Jose Cabañas, visited the U.S. city of Pittsburgh in southwestern Pennsylvania state, where he met with academics, entrepreneurs and with the editorial staff of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which reported on the meeting. ... More


Havana, July 2 (RHC) -- A total of 1,214 Cuban physicians offering their services in Brazil will arrive in Havana this week to begin their vacations, according to an announcement by the Public Health Ministry (MINSAP).... More


Santiago de Cuba, July 2 (RHC) -- The siting of a sculpture in honor of the National Poet of Suriname, Robin Dobru Raveles, a close friend of Cuba, will be one of the main activities of the 34th edition of the Fiesta de Fuego, the Fire Fiesta, which will begin on July 3rd in Santiago de Cuba.... More


The eastern city of Santiago de Cuba is hosting the 34th edition of the Caribbean Festival, one of the most important of its kind in the region.... More


Sports News Roundup July 1

Six taekwondocas represent Cuba at the First Pan-American Taekwondo Olympic Festival, to be hosted by the city of Puebla, Mexico, from July 16th to August 3rd.... More


Panama City, July 1 (RHC) –- Panamanian President-elect Juan Carlos Varela was sworn in on Tuesday in Panama City. Observers say he is expected to maintain a steady economic growth and promote his country’s foreign policy at international organizations and forum... More


Ramallah, July 1 (RHC)-- Israeli forces raided and destroyed Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank during a search for suspects behind the alleged murder of three Israeli teens. According to reports, the Israeli soldiers demolished two homes belonging to the alleged suspects on Monday.... More


Bogota, July 1 (PL-RHC) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) has rejected the recent statements by former President Alvaro Uribe, saying the rebels put "a rifle to people's necks" demanding that they re-elect Juan Manuel Santos.... More


Mexico City, July 1 (RHC) – Twenty-two suspected gang members were killed southwest of Mexico City early on Monday and one soldier was wounded, in one of the bloodiest shootouts with security forces since President Enrique Peña Nieto took power, the government said.... More


Bogota, July 1 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Colombia's navy has seized more than 1.37 tons of explosives and 1,500 anti-personnel mines stockpiled by the country's armed rebels, the navy reported Monday.... More


Washington, July 1 (RHC)-- The United States is deploying another 300 U.S. troops to Iraq to protect the U.S. Embassy and other interests amid an onslaught by Sunni militants. The Pentagon says the move brings the total U.S. troop presence in Iraq to 750. ... More


Panama City, July 1 (RHC) -– Cuban Vice President Gladys Bejerano heads the island’s delegation to the official inauguration on Tuesday of new Panamanian president Juan Carlos Varela.... More


Washington, July 1 (RHC)-- In a closely watched judicial case, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled most private companies who claim religious objections can refuse to provide birth control coverage to employees as required by “Obamacare.”... More


Havana, July 1 (RHC) -– Paris National Bank (BNP) Paribas agreed to pay an 8.9-billion-dollar fine to avoid penal actions, after admitting its violation of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba and other nations.... More


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